Effective September 1! The Measures for Energy Conservation Review and Carbon Emission Assessment of Fixed Asset Investment Projects were released!

On July 25, the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China issued Decree No.31.

The Measures for Energy Conservation Review and Carbon Emission Assessment of Fixed Assets Investment Projects have been deliberated and adopted at the 21st meeting of the Commission on July 9, 2025, and are hereby promulgated for implementation as of September 1, 2025. According to

the Measures for Energy Conservation Review and Carbon Emission Assessment of Fixed Assets Investment Projects, these Measures are applicable to fixed assets investment projects constructed in China under the management of the competent investment departments of the people's governments at all levels, including new construction, reconstruction, expansion and technological transformation projects. The term "energy-saving review" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the act of reviewing the energy consumption, energy efficiency level and energy-saving measures of a project in accordance with energy-saving laws, regulations, policies and standards, and forming review opinions. The term "carbon emission assessment" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the act of simultaneously evaluating the carbon emission level, implementation impact and carbon reduction measures of a project in accordance with the requirements of dual control of carbon emissions and forming the evaluation results when conducting energy-saving reviews of the project. The carbon emission assessment results of the project are included in the energy conservation review opinions of the project.

At present, the cement industry is facing the double test of energy saving, environmental protection and industrial intelligence upgrading. In order to implement the relevant policy requirements and accelerate the green low-carbon transformation and high-quality development of the cement industry, China Cement Network is scheduled for September 23-24. The 14th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference and the 6th Intelligent Summit Forum were held in Zibo, Shandong Province. This conference will bring together industry experts, enterprise representatives and many industry stakeholders to gather group wisdom and promote energy-saving, environmental protection and intelligent transformation and upgrading of the cement industry. During

the meeting, we will also organize a visit to the demonstration project of Qingzhou Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd. with an annual output of 200000 tons of carbon dioxide oxy-fuel combustion coupled carbon capture.